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National Forest against D. P. McKenzie and the Consolidated Land & 

 Lumber Co., to recover $600, the value of the timber on a willful 

 basis. 



Judgment for $169.55 against W. F. Montgomery, grazing trespass 

 on the Alamo National Forest, was satisfied. 



Law Cases in District 4 



A bill in equity has been filed in the United States district court for 

 Utah praying for an injunction to restrain the Utah Light & Railway 

 Co. from further occupancy, without a permit, of lands within the 

 Wasatch National Forest. 



The following cases of grazing trespass have been settled by pay- 

 ment of damages and costs : C. W. Barker, Wasatch National Forest, 

 $26.25 actual, $50 punitive, and $16.79 costs total, $93.04 ; Harvey 

 Knowles, Weiser National Forest, $83.30 actual and $8.10 costs total, 

 $91.40 ; F. C. Meacham, Minidoka National Forest, $7.50 actual, $12.50 

 punitive, and $2.95 costs total, $22.95. 

 Law Cases in District 5 



The suit filed in the State court against Robert W. Ayres, super- 

 visor of the Stanislaus National Forest, to restrain collection of graz- 

 ing fees on lands claimed by the plaintiff under the swamp and over- 

 flow act, was removed to the Federal district court, northern district 

 of California, on August 2, 1912, on petition of the Government. 



On August 3, 1912, D. Ohtart and L. Lopeteguy were bound over to 

 the grand jury under $500 bond each, by the United States commis- 

 sioner at Fresno, Cal., for unlawfully grazing sheep on the Kern 

 National Forest. 



Suit was filed against the Blue Channel Mining Co. for willfully 

 removing timber from a placer claim within the Tahoe National Forest. 

 On September 19, 1912, the president of the company settled the case 

 by the payment of $101.32, together with $37.25 costs. 

 Law Case in District 6 



In the United States district court for Oregon in the case against 

 II. B. Healey, grazing trespass on the Wallowa National Forest, set- 

 tlement was made for $224 actual damages and $16.30 punitive 

 damages, the latter amount representing the costs. 



OPERATION. 



Photoprint Album of Forest Activities 



An album of photoprints illustrating the various activities of the 

 Forest Service has been sent to each forest supervisor from the Office 

 of Geography. The preparation of these albums has required two years, 

 since the work was done only at such times when it would not inter- 

 fere with other official work. If for any reason a supervisor or district 

 office has not received a copy of this album, the Forester should be 

 notified immediately. 



